EN 1.0031 Steel vs. SAE-AISI M48 Steel

Both EN 1.0031 steel and SAE-AISI M48 steel are iron alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0031 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M48 steel.

EN 1.0031 (E190) Non-Alloy Steel SAE-AISI M48 (T11348) Cobalt High-Speed Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		73
Shear Modulus, GPa		78

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		890 to 2390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		250
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		260

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1470
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1670

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1620

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		420

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		1.8
Base Metal Price, % relative		48

Density, g/cm³		7.9
Density, g/cm³		8.7

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		1.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		13

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		18
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		190

Embodied Water, L/kg		45
Embodied Water, L/kg		160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		22

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		11
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		28 to 76

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		23 to 45

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		9.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		26 to 71

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), %		1.4 to 1.5

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		3.5 to 4.0

Cobalt (Co), %		0
Cobalt (Co), %		8.0 to 10

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25

Iron (Fe), %		98.8 to 100
Iron (Fe), %		63.8 to 69.8

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.7
Manganese (Mn), %		0.15 to 0.4

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		4.8 to 5.5

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.3

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.045
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), %		0.15 to 0.4

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.045
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030

Tungsten (W), %		0
Tungsten (W), %		9.5 to 10.5

Vanadium (V), %		0
Vanadium (V), %		2.8 to 3.3